Daal Vada - दाल वडा

Daal Vada - दाल वडा 

Ingredients:

• 2 cups of Gram dal (चने  की  दाल )
• 4 whole red chillies ( साबुत लाल मिर्च  )
• 4 table spoon coriander seeds.  
• 5-10 curry leaves (करी  पत्ती )
• Salt (नमक ) (according to your taste)
• 8 - 10 whole Black pepper (साबुत  काली  मिर्च )
• An onion
• coriander leaves

Method:
   1. Soak the  Gram dal in water for 12 hours.

   2. After 12 hours take out the gram dal from water and          grind it coarsely without water 

     3.Grind red chilli (whole), coriander leaves, curry leaves and the black pepper separately.

     4.  Add this mixture of spices, finely chopped onion and coriander leaves to the gram dal paste .

           5. Make small balls of this paste called vadas.

6.    Deep fry all the vadas on MEDIUM flame until they become light brown.

7.    Then using a tissue paper squeeze the vadas so that they attain a flat shape.

8.   Deep fry them again on HIGH flame until they become dark brown and crisp.

             9.Take dried red chillies ( not powder) and deep fry them as well until they turn maroon in colour. Now sprinkle some salt over these chillies so that the salt sticks all around them.

Serve the vadas with coriander chutney or  tamarind chutney and crisp, salted red chillies.